Editing George Miller (filmmaker) (section)

=== 1971–1985: Ozploitation and ''Mad Max'' trilogy ===
Miller's first work, the short film ''Violence in Cinema: Part 1'' (1971), polarised critics, audiences and distributors so much that it was placed in the documentary category at the 1972 [[Sydney Film Festival]] due to its matter-of-fact depiction of cinematic violence.<ref>''Film Ink Magazine'', Geoff Stanton, November 2008, page 60</ref> In 1979, Miller made his feature-length directorial debut with ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]''. Based on a script written by Miller and James McCausland in 1975, the film was independently financed by Kennedy Miller Productions and went on to become an international success.<ref name="AtoZ" /> As a result, the film spawned the [[Mad Max|''Mad Max'' series]] with two further sequels starring [[Mel Gibson]]: ''[[Mad Max 2]]'' also released as ''[[Mad Max 2|The Road Warrior]]'' (1981) and ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]'' (1985).

During the time between the second and third ''Mad Max'' films, Miller directed a remake of "[[Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]" as a segment for the anthology film ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' (1983). Despite not being involved or present, the infamous [[Twilight Zone accident|helicopter crash]] shook him, leading to a re-evaluation of the stunt-work in his future films.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Canby|first1=Vincent|title='Twilight Zone' is Adapted to the Big Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/24/movies/twilight-zone-is-adapted-to-the-big-screen.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=19 March 2022|date=24 June 1983}}</ref> He also co-produced and co-directed many acclaimed [[miniseries]] for Australian television including ''[[The Dismissal (miniseries)|The Dismissal]]'' (1983) and ''[[The Cowra Breakout (miniseries)|The Cowra Breakout]]'' (1984).